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Top U.S. Troop Request Exceeds 60,000

Commander prefers 40,000 for Afghanistan, but his report gives Obama three options

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/08/troop-request-exc...

International:

American troops in Afghanistan losing heart, say army chaplains

American soldiers serving in Afghanistan are depressed and deeply disillusioned, according to the chaplains of two US battalions that have spent nine months on the front line in the war against the Taleban.

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/Afghanistan/arti...

International:

Big bomb hints at Iran attack

A U.S. Defense Department request to speed up a "bunker-buster" bomb hints at a possible attack on Iranian nuclear plants, ABC News reported Tuesday.

Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/10/06/Big-bomb-hints-at-Ira...

International:

North Korea's Nuclear Facilities Almost Restored

A news report says North Korea is in the final stage of restoring its nuclear facilities.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,560741,00.html

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Pakistan Taliban head cracks jokes, vows vengeance

Flanked by heavily armed fighters, the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban sat on a blue blanket, amiable and relaxed as he cracked jokes and mixed in threats of vengeance for deadly U.S. airstrikes.

Source: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091005/D9B55KK01.html

International:

The demise of the dollar - ARABS PLOT TO DROP DOLLAR

In a graphic illustration of the new world order, Arab states have launched secret moves with China, Russia and France to stop using the US currency for oil trading

Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/the-demise-o...

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Billions in U.S. Aid Never Reached Pakistan Army

The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars it has sent Pakistan to battle militants has been diverted to the domestic economy and other causes, such as fighting India.

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,559962,00.html

International:

Iran's Ahmadinejad – a self-hating Jew?

Photo of president holding up identity card shows family changed name from Hebrew

Source: http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=111871

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Eight U.S. troops killed in Afghan battle

Insurgents stormed remote outposts in eastern Afghanistan killing eight Americans in the deadliest battle in more than a year near the border with Pakistan, the U.S. military said Sunday.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091004/ts_nm/us_afghanistan_vio...